My Name Is York
Elizabeth Van Steenwyk
A slave describes the journey he makes with his master, Captain William Clark, into the uncharted territory of the American West to find a water passageway to the Pacific Ocean
Read Time: ~6.3 hr
When mountains walked
by Kate Wheeler (2000)
About this book
Maggie travels to the jungles of Peru to set up a clinic with her husband and falls in love with a revolutionary leader. Her life is strangely mirrored by her grandmother's trip to India fifty years before.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreWhen mountains walked Lead Character
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